newTOEFL Course in via Partenope

Just for your information, I am starting a new TOEFL course at the CLA in via Partenope next Monday. We will meet every Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3, and if you haven't taken the exam yet, you are welcome to participate 'unofficially' (The first day will be an introduction, but on Wednesday we will start practicing for the exam.)
Despite my occasional foibles, your results have been EXCELLENT! Thanks to those who have written to me - I will be using your feedback about the exam to improve the course. If any of the rest of you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them. You can write to me here or via email.

I would also love to hear from you for any other reason, but especially if your results have helped you to go abroad or get into a PhD program; as some of you know, I think that is the best part of my job - helping my talented students reach their goals!
Best of luck to all of you! Dianna

Congratulations to those who have taken the test!

I just want you all to know that the results have been EXCELLENT so far  - I have heard from 5 people as of today, and the average score is 106.8!!
I would like to encourage the rest of you to keep doing what we practiced in class, and I am sure you will do VERY well!
Happy 2012 to all - I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Final lesson tomorrow

See you at the same time (for the last time) in the language lab on the second floor!
Write to me here to remind me of your special requests, needs, etc.

'Extra' lessons today (Wed), next Monday and Wednesday

In the lab at the usual time...see you there!

See you on Monday in the language lab, 2nd floor

I will be there waiting for you at 3:00, with some great news!

Answers to questions on reported speech

1. He offered to help me type up the report.
2. He persuaded me not to hand in my resignation immediately.
3. he refused to discuss it with me.
4. He complained about not boing invited/not having been invited to the meeting.
5. The doctor advised him to take it easy for a few days.
6. The police warned him not to go near their house again.
7. The Ministry of Defence have decided to close down the naval base in two years' time.
8. she accused me of reading her diary.
9. He reminded me to apply for a new passport.
10. She apologized for all the trouble she had caused.

As we were working on this in class, it occurred to me that many of you might need to remember the basics rules for reported speech....so, if you think you need more practice, download an explanation here http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/pdffiles/reported.pdf
and a worksheet here http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/pdffiles/worksheetreported1.pdf
and here http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/pdffiles/worksheetreported2.pdf

Answers to the Reading section...

Here are the answers, which may surprise you!

READING (pg. 251)

Passage 1 (pg. 251)

 1.  C

 2. D

 3. B

 4. A

 5. C

 6. A

 7. C

 8. B

 9. B

 10. D

 11. A

 12. Male: C, D, F

  Female: B, E,

Passage 2 (pg. 255)

 1. A

 2. B

 3. D

 4. B

 5. C

 6. C

 7. C

 8. B

 9. D

 10. A

 11. D

 12. A

 13. B, D, E

Passage 3 (pg. 260)

 1. B

 2. C

 3. D

 4. A

 5. C

 6. D

 7. C

 8. B

 9. A

 10. B

 11. A

 12. D

 13. B, C, F